Community Programs
are reserved for institutions, organizations and groups of persons
taking the Distance Learning Course for Community Reports. Each
Community Program receives a user name and a password for their
work space on the Distance Learning Course. This preserves the
confidentiality of their work until such time as they post it on
the Tandem Project website.

Community Programs may exchange information with each other on
specific aspects of the study topics by e-mail. These communications
are kept confidential or posted on the Tandem Project website only
if agreed upon by both communities. The final written Community
Reports on Human Rights and Freedom of Religion or Belief will
be posted on the website and sent by e-mail to the United Nations
Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights, and United Nations
Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief.

Click on a Community title below for the user name and password
of a community enrolled in the Tandem Project Distance Learning
Course for Community Report. These are pilot test communities enrolled
in the Tandem Project Distance Learning Course.

St. Louis Park, Minnesota: Available by Password.

The City of St. Louis Park is an established community bordering
the west side of the City of Minneapolis, a major metropolitan
area in the State of Minnesota, USA. In 115 years it has grown
from a village of 45 families to a community of 44,126 residents.
It has four public elementary schools, a public junior high school,
a public secondary senior high school and nine private and religious
schools. There are 26 places of worship including Lutherans, Catholics,
Methodists, Presbyterians and Jewish synagogues. St. Louis Park
operates under a Council/Manager form of government with an elected
Mayor and six council persons.

They have an outstanding website that can be used to establish
a Community Profile and a Community Resources Database for
study topic assignments to write a St. Louis Park Community Report
on Human Rights and Freedom of Religion or Belief. Click on the
title above to get to the password. Click on this website to get
an introduction to the Community: http://www.stlouispark.org.

Powderhorn Community, Minneapolis, Minnesota: Available by Password.

The Powderhorn Community of South Minneapolis has a population
of 57,000. It is made up of eight inner-city neighborhoods with
a diverse population of White, Black/African, Hispanic/Latino,
American/Indian, Asian and Pacific Islanders. The geography of
the neighborhoods includes busy commercial corridors, as well as
quiet, predominantly residential areas with places of worship and
schools. Click on the title above to get to the password for entry
into this Community Program. Click on this website for information
on Powderhorn and its neighborhoods with maps, schools, government
and places of worship: http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us.